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Cameron Boozer, No. 6 Duke brace for stern test vs. No. 24 SMU
Nothing has come easy for No. 6 Duke in Atlantic Coast Conference outings this season, and the Blue Devils expect a major tussle this weekend.,No. 24 SMU will be the opponent Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C.,The Mustangs are aware that this will be another challenge for them as well.,"Our guys hav...

No. 4 UConn rides momentum into rematch vs. DePaul
Fourth-ranked UConn has shown that it can respond to adversity this season.,Case in point: the Huskies (15-1, 5-0 Big East) rallied from a 13-point deficit to record a 103-98 overtime win over Providence on Wednesday.,Fresh off that spirited victory, UConn carries an 11-game winning streak into Satu...

Struggling No. 20 Louisville hosts poor-shooting Boston College
No. 20 Louisville is on a two-game losing streak and has struggled defensively in Atlantic Coast Conference play, but that may change on Saturday when it hosts Boston College.,The Eagles, after all, are one of the worst shooting teams in college basketball.,The Cardinals (11-4, 1-2) lost to Stanford...

No. 21 Tennessee eager to bounce back from loss, visits Florida
In the renewal of a strong, annual Southeastern Conference rivalry, No. 21 Tennessee heads south to play Florida on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla. ,However, the two programs meet under slightly different circumstances than what both are accustomed to, especially at this point in the season....

Fresh off close call, No. 2 Michigan takes aim at Wisconsin
A dominant Michigan club finally sputtered and survived a 3-pointer off the back of the rim to maintain its unblemished record.,The No. 2 Wolverines will look to bounce back from the close call when they meet Wisconsin in Big Ten play on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Michigan (14-0, 4-0) is...

No. 10 Nebraska visits Indiana looking to remain unbeaten
One of the most exciting stories of the season aims to add another chapter when No. 10 Nebraska faces Indiana on Saturday afternoon in a Big Ten Conference game in Bloomington, Ind.,The Cornhuskers (15-0, 4-0) are off to their best start in school history, hold the nation's longest active winning st...

Skidding Jets look to take advantage of short-handed Kings
The Los Angeles Kings could remain severely short-handed up front when they visit the struggling Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.,The Kings were without captain Anze Kopitar and fellow forwards Corey Perry, Trevor Moore and Joel Armia in a 4-3 overtime loss to the visiting San Jose Sharks on Wednesday...

Top 25 roundup: Graham Ike nets 34 as No. 8 Gonzaga tops Santa Clara
Graham Ike scored a season-high 34 points on 13-of-17 shooting and collected 11 rebounds to lead No. 8 Gonzaga to an 89-77 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday night in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.,Emmanuel Innocenti scored 13 points as the Bulldogs (17-1, 5-0 WCC) notched their 10th...

NHL roundup: Patrick Kane scores 500th goal in Wings' win over Canucks
Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to score 500 goals as he tallied twice in Detroit's 5-1 victory over visiting Vancouver on Thursday night.,Kane scored in the first period, then notched his milestone goal with an empty-netter with 3:53 remaining. He has the sixth-most goals among a...

No. 8 Gonzaga pulls away from Santa Clara in battle of WCC unbeatens
Graham Ike scored a season-high 34 points on 13-of-17 shooting and collected 11 rebounds to lead No. 8 Gonzaga to an 89-77 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday night in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.,Emmanuel Innocenti scored 13 points as the Bulldogs (17-1, 5-0 WCC) notched their 10th...

NBA roundup: Pacers snap 13-game losing streak with win over Hornets
Pascal Siakam scored 18 of his 30 points in the first half and hit the winning shot as the Indiana Pacers snapped a 13-game losing streak and gave coach Rick Carlisle his 1,000th career coaching victory in a 114-112 triumph against the host Charlotte Hornets Thursday night.,Collin Sexton's potential...

Ohio State uses 21-0 second half run to sink Oregon
Ohio State went on a 21-0 run during a seven-minute stretch of the second half, as the Buckeyes defeated Oregon, 72-62, in Big Ten men's basketball on Thursday night in Eugene, Ore.,Devin Royal and John Mobley Jr. scored seven points each in that run. Royal's 14 points in all led a balanced attack a...

Ilia Malinin takes huge lead at US Figure Skating Championships
Two-time world champion figure skater Ilia Malinin demonstrated on Thursday evening why he is a clear favorite to win gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month.,The 21-year old Vienna, Va., native far outdistanced himself from the rest of the field in the men's short program at the US Fi...

Reilly Smith scores twice as Golden Knights rally past Blue Jackets
Reilly Smith scored two goals and Mark Stone had a goal and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-3, on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the 30th multi-goal game of Smith's career. Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Brett H...

Wild blow lead but beat Kraken in OT on Mats Zuccarello goal
Mats Zuccarello scored at 2:09 of overtime as the Minnesota Wild defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 Thursday night.,Brock Faber had a goal and an assist, Ryan Hartman also scored and Kirill Kaprizov had two assists for the Wild, which wrapped up a seven-game trip with a 4-1-2 record. Goaltender Je...

Avalanche cave in struggling Senators with offensive explosion
Brock Nelson scored twice in Colorado's six-goal outburst in the second period, Josh Manson had two goals and two assists, and the Avalanche routed the Ottawa Senators 8-2 in Denver on Thursday night.,Manson's two goals and four points are career-highs in one game, and he also fought.,Colorado score...

Carson Beck score vaults No. 10 Miami past No. 6 Ole Miss in CFP semifinal
Carson Beck's 3-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds remaining provided the winning points for Miami's 31-27 College Football Playoff semifinal comeback win over Ole Miss in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night in Glendale, Ariz.,The Hurricanes (13-2) capped a 15-play, 75-yard drive to secure their ...

Jazz close out Mavericks to end 5-game losing skid
Lauri Markkanen scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz closed on a 16-7 run to beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-114 on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Keyonte George had 19 points and seven assists for Utah, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Brice Sensabaugh scored 14 points, Walter Clayton Jr. added 12...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Ole Miss grabs road upset over No. 5 Oklahoma
Cotie McMahon recorded 22 points and three steals to help No. 18 Ole Miss post a 74-69 victory over No. 5 Oklahoma on Thursday night in Southeastern Conference play at Norman, Okla.,Sira Thienou added 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting for the Rebels (15-3, 2-1), who defeated a top five team for the thir...

Predators stay hot, knock off Islanders in shootout
Filip Forsberg scored the only tally of a shootout to give the Nashville Predators a 2-1 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday.,The Predators are 14-7-0 in their last 21 games, and 6-1-0 in their last seven home games. Nashville is 12-2-0 in its last 14 games against the Islanders, da...